On the Emergence of Time in Quantum Gravity

dc.creatorIsham, C. J.
dc.creatorButterfield, J.
dc.date1999-01-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T17:19:45Z
dc.descriptionWe discuss from a philosophical perspective the way in which the normal concept of time might be said to `emerge' in a quantum theory of gravity. After an introduction, we briefly discuss the notion of emergence, without regard to time (Section 2). We then introduce the search for a quantum theory of gravity (Section 3); and review some general interpretative issues about space, time and matter Section 4). We then discuss the emergence of time in simple quantum geometrodynamics, and in the Euclidean approach (Section 5). Section 6 concludes.
dc.descriptionTo appear in ``The Arguments of Time'', ed. J. Butterfield, Oxford University Press, 1999
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9901024
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9901024
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/47610
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleOn the Emergence of Time in Quantum Gravity
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